Every Girl's Judo

from dust jacket

This book has been designed exclusively for girls and young women, to offer them the opportunity of learning certain techniques from the art of judo that have been carefully selected both for effectiveness and simplicity.

It makes available to al age groups a sound, practical

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knowledge of judo and self-defense, at the same time providing a fascinating form of exercise for maintaining a trim figure. The emphasis is on skill and grace of movement.

The language throughout is clear and nontechnical, and there are many drawings and photographs to illustrate the text.

Mr. Harrington, a registered Black belt, is the author of Every Boy's Judo; and his manual Defend yourself with Judo is a standard work on deefensive judo for the general public.

Contents

Introduction
1 Exercises fro supleness and strength
2 The art of falling safely
3 Movement as applied to judo
4 balance as applied to judo
5 Contest rules of judo
6 Grades of judo
7 Judo Throwing Technique
Hip throw leading into sweeping hip throw
Sweeping hip throw
Major exterior reaping throw (1st variation)
Major exterior reaping throw (2nd variation)
Spring hip throw
Inner thigh throw
Body drop throw
Leg wheel throw
Knee wheel throw
Minor interior reaping throw
Minor outer reaping throw
Drawing ankle throw
Advancing ankle throw
Pursuit foot dash throw
8 General hints
9 Groundwork technique
Hold-downs
Armlocks
Necklocks
10 Improving skill at judo
11 Self-defense technique
Against: Underarm grip from behind
Against: Overarm grip from behind
Against: Underarm grip from the front
Against: Grip around the head
Against: Grip on wrist or jacket sleeve
Against: Grip on coat collar from behind
Against: Stranglehold from the front (two methods)
Against: Stranglehold from behind
Against: Baent armlock
12 General forms of counter-attack in the standing position
13 General forms of counter-attack in the supine position
14 Detaining the attacke

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